COL Anne McClain
@AstroAnnimal
Astronaut currently in space, Army Helicopter Test Pilot. Commander, Crew-10. FE, Soyuz MS-11. International Space Station Exp. 58-59, 72-73. IG @astro_annimal
Meet NASA Astronaut Anne McClain, Crew-10 Commander youtu.be/NAoQDKC6qm8?fe…
We like to celebrate milestones and birthdays on @Space_Station with cakes! You have to be creative when you can’t bake. We use cinnamon buns, muffin tops, pudding, fruit, and other things we can find in the pantry to make them special and delicious. Sometimes we get frosting as…
We do a lot of media events from space, and this is what it looks like behind the scenes: us alone, or with a crewmate, in a big module talking to a camera. There are normally no visuals with the interviewer, and we are giving answers to a camera while looking at a small screen…
Hello to half of the USA! I love the different and distinct shapes of the cities. This was taken the week before last, during a period where, for us, the sun never fully set. While it was night time below us, we were lit up with a never-ending sunset. The sunset fading into an…
Hello Milan! If you guys haven’t seen the lightning sequence @AstroAnnimal posted a couple weeks ago, you should go check it out! Shots like these take quite a bit of planning and timing. This video is a sequence of still pictures taken at 120 frames per second. We have such a…
Did you know that one of NASA’s missions is to enable commercial spaceflight in low Earth orbit? One of the really cool ways we get to do that on @Space_Station is to host Private Astronaut Missions, or PAMs. This week, we bid farewell to the Ax-4 crew after their two week stay…
Lightning the size of cities, again. This time, a huge storm in the gulf. Visible for size comparison are the cities of New Orleans, Mobile, Tampa, Orlando, and Miami. Photo taken on July 12th, 2025, at 03:41 Eastern Time.
Lightning the size of cities! The size of the storm is put in perspective when compared with the coastal cities of Norfolk, Wilmington, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, and Savannah, as well as the more inland cities of Greensboro, Raleigh, and Charlotte. Photo taken on July 3rd,…
How do we take group photos in space? We cannot ask a passerby for help, so we set up a camera to take a photo every 5 seconds, get in position, then stop to smile at the camera. Looks a little chaotic, but it works!
Why do we explore space? @Astro_Ayers and I talked about this and more with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer. cnn.com/2025/07/09/Tv/…
They say you live with your choices…well, we certainly are doing just that! @AstroPeggy was on the astronaut selection committee that selected me in 2013, and I was on the selection committee that selected @Astro_Ayers in 2021. Now, we all are living and working together aboard…
From @Space_Station, we have a unique vantage point to observe lightning storms from directly above them. Much like from the ground, they appear as rapid, intense flashes that are over as quickly as they started. But, with the help of handheld cameras and a bit of practice (and,…
Cities at night: St. Louis, Tampa, Kansas City
Exp 73 began the week studying electrical muscle stimulation and cellular immunity while unpacking a new cargo craft and supporting the #Ax4 crew. nasa.gov/blogs/spacesta…
Expedition 73 @Space_Station: 7 crewmembers, 6 months, 3 countries, 1 mission. We Fly for the Benefit of All!
Exp 73 your package was delivered at 5:25pm ET today and left on the Poisk module's space-facing port. How was your delivery? 🙂📦⏰🏆 nasa.gov/blogs/spacesta…